Polymorphisms in the IL-4, IL-4 receptor α chain, TNF-α, and lymphotoxin-α genes and risk of asthma in Hong Kong Chinese adults

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-122

  Mak, Judith C W ^a   Ko, Fanny W S ^b   Chu, Chung M ^c   Leung, Helen C M ^a   Chan, Henry W ^d   Cheung, Amy H K ^a   Ip, Mary S M ^a   Chan Yeung, Moira ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Interleukin 4; Interleukin 4 receptor; Lymphotoxin ; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR ALPHA; LYMPHOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOTOXIN-ALPHA; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34548689374     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103222     Document Type: Article

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